Write a Literature review culminating project (40% of total grade): In order to make decisions based on empirically valid information, we need to know how to read, understand, and evaluate academic literature on a topic. Ultimately, learning how scholarly articles discuss educational practices will allow you to identify the most promising educational strategies for your context. You will build and practice these skills in the context of a literature review culminating project.
As you learn about typical conventions in research articles and how different researchers approach writing a research article, you will also be collecting peer-reviewed journal articles and building a literature review on a topic relevant to a practice in your area of content certification. You will choose an instructional method, educational policy or practice in your area of content certification and investigate what the research has to say about this topic. After collecting relevant articles, describing what they have to say on your topic of choice, and organizing them in appropriate themes, you will reflect on whether the practices you see in your educational context align with what the research says about those practices.
Literature review building assignments (15% total) timeline:
Submit topic (Module 2)
Annotated bibliography for 10 references (Module 5)
Annotated bibliography for 15 references (Module 8)
Literature review draft (Module 11)
Literature review final submission (25%)
Literature review final submission (Module 15)
